“Oh, Mexico.
It sounds so sweet with the sun sinking low.
Moon's so bright like to light up the night,
Make everything all right.”

—  James Taylor

"Mexico"
Song lyrics, Gorilla (1975)

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American singer-songwriter and guitarist 1948

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